Key Market Participants
Banks; there are Wikipedia articles on: JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Citibank.
Insurers; there are Wikipedia articles on: AIG, Zurich, USAA, and XL Capital
Reinsurers; there are Wikipedia articles on: Munich Re, Hannover Re. and Swiss Re.
Brokers; there are Wikipedia articles on: Willis, Marsh, Aon Corporation
Consultants; there are Wikipedia articles on Tillinghast, Mercer (consulting firm), Cavendish Consulting (consulting firm), and Watson Wyatt.
Sovereigns: Mexico is the only national sovereign to have issued cat bonds (in 2006, for hedging earthquake risk; in 2009, a multistructure instrument covering earthquake and hurricane risk).
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